The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-14

his efforts to make our stay in his
town pleasant.
There are many signs Of improves
ment in Monroe, but she is hardly up
with the spirit of the age. She is
little sleepy, but hopes foran early day
of awakening. There are several
things, however, Of which she can
boast one is her beautiful ladies
another her magnificent Hover gar
dens, and Il third her snciab!e aud hos
pitabie citizens
The Monroe people are anxious Tor
an early commencement Of work on
the New Orleans, Na,chez & Fort
Scott railroad. They expect great
things from this grand line when built,
and we doubt not their most sanguine
expectations will be realized. When
the road is built it will give Monroe
boom, and she will experience pros
perity that will make of her the really
important city that she should be, Her
business men do not contemplate with
any degree of satisfaction the Efforts
now being made by Natchez merchants
to control the trade Of the Ouachita
river, and will doubtless make some
efforts TO counteract the work OF our
business men there. But in this race
for business she can be easily outstrip~
ped by Natchez, as we have every ad-
vantage over her as distributing
point. Oar merchants, however, must
not hug the deiusion to their souls
that they can get and keep this trade
without any effort on theirpart. They
mus, drum it up, and then use every
exertion 10 keep it, or Monroe may
capture ii from them.
The finest section of country on the
Ouachita Is between Trinity and Col,
urnbia, but there is the least develop
ment there. The soil is more fertile
and productive than between Column
bia and Monroe, yet some of the lar
gest and most princeiy looking estates
are between the two latter points. IF
the tide of white emigration could be
turned in that direction the region
hetween Trinity and Columbia could
be made one of the garden spots of the
South.
The mai! facilities Of the Onachita
valley are very scant and irregular,
aud in place OF there being but thirteen
postottices between Trinity and Mon
roe "a distance of about ITO miles)
there should be double that number.
Uncle Sam Is neglecting his children
there badly, and it is Il wonder they
do not cry out vehemeniIy for relief.
There are number of large and hand
some country stores along the river
doing an immense business, and post
offices should be established ut each of
them for the convenience Of the
people.
The return trip to Trinity was with
out incident, the run being made prln-
cipally during the night, when the
Democrat man was wrapped in the
arms of Morpheus, and again enjoying
in his dreams the intinity of pleasures
of the trip. The Prince left Monroe at
3 p. M, Monday, and arrived at Trim
ity at $3.50 Il. IN, Tuesday, making a
close connection witt, the NatcheZ,
Red River & Texas train, and enab-
ling the writer to reach his home in
Natchcz ut IL O'Clock Tuesday NOR
ming.
We cannot close this article without
returning thanks TO all who contrib
uteu TO our comfort and pleasure on the
trip, and especially to Mr.. Hugh Wat
sou, editor of the Trinity Herald, and
his most estinabIe wife, who were I'M
firing in their cxertious in our behalf +;
and also to Capt. Rawlins, Clerks Wal.
ker and Charley Patfenbacn, Of the
Prince, who We'd with each other
throughout our stay on their boat TO
make us happy, conten'ed and com
Portable.
ParaSois,